In 1983, Ken Nah received his B.A. from Hanyang University, South Korea, majoring in Industrial Engineering. His interest in human factors/ergonomics led him to pursue a Master’s Degree from Korea Advanced Institute for Science and Technology (KAIST) in 1985, and in 1996 he was conferred his Ph.D. in engineering design from Tufts University. Dr. Nah is also a USA certified professional ergonomist (CPE). From 2002 to 2006, he was the Dean of the International Design School for Advanced Studies (IDAS). Currently, Dr. Nah is a Professor of Design Management and is also the Director of the Human Experience and Emotion Research (HE.ER) Lab at IDAS. He has also held the post of Director at the International Design Trend Center (IDTC) since 2002.
Dr. Nah was the Director General of 'World Design Capital Seoul 2010.' Apart from teaching, he is the Vice President of Korea Association of Industrial Designers (KAID), Ergonomics Society of Korea (ESK), and Korea Institute of Design Management (KIDM) as well as the Chairman of Design and Brand Committee of the Korea Consulting Association (KCA). He has been a jury member for Red Dot Award of Product Design and Design Concept as well. Dr. NAH is a well-received speaker of design to CEO's with non-design background in Korea. Currently his professional interest focuses on "Creative Workshop" using various toolkits of design. He also is author of 6 books on Design, Design Thinking, and Ergonomics published in Korea and China.
KOREA
Prof. Dr. Ken NAH
IDAS. Hongik University
USA
Prof. Andy Law
Rhode Island School of Design
JAPAN
Prof. Shingo Ando
Kyoto Arts and Crafts University
JAPAN
Prof. Yoshimaru Takahashi
Osaka University of Arts
KOREA
Chief Creative Officer. Architect. Kyunghoon Kim
JUNGLIM Architecture
KOREA
Chief Designer. Deokhee Jeong
Adaption
NEW ZEALAND
Prof. Brian Lucid
Massey University
ITALY
Director. Michi Del Rosso
AWD Agency
JAPAN
Director. Tetsuya Matsumoto
KTX archiLAB
KOREA
Prof. Sunah Kim
Kumoh National Institute of Technology
CHINA
Director. An Luo
TEAMS Design
KOREA
Staff UX Designer. Joon Kim
ADOBE
KOREA
Design Manager. Nayoung Kim
Google
CHINA
Prof. Bao Haimo
Dalian Minzu University
KOREA
Design Lead. Minseung Song
Roblox
KOREA
Creative Director. Jiyeon Ma
BOUD
CHINA
Prof. Dr. HAN Shaohua
Wuhan University of Technology
CHINA HONGKONG
Creative Director. Frank Lo
MOI Interior Design
CHINA HONGKONG
Creative Director. Regina Kwok
Artwill Interior Design House
KOREA
Creative director. Jung somi
iKOKO
KOREA
Director. Junwoo Sim
SUNNY ISLAND
KOREA
Industrial Designer. Youngwoo Choi
Google
CHINA
Director. Zhou Wenjun
524 Studio
JAPAN
Director. Keiko Akatsuka
Keiko Akatsuka & Associates
PHILIPPINES
Director. Red Redrico
CREATIVE MANILA
KOREA
Director. Hoyoung Lee
250 DESIGN
KOREA
Director. Kim Seunghyun
HIDESIGN
KOREA
APL. Choe Jeongju
JVCKENWOOD
KOREA
Director. Doyoung Kim
DESIGNSORI
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